Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-10-23
From "Wednesday. DAily.I
RALNA0uEDY.


morning for Reno.
This mornings west bonnd train ar.
rived here on tune.
Two fall moons in October this year,
Luna must be getting reckless.
Charles Lampnsan, of Clover Valley,
came down on this mornings train.
Merit Wines passed through this
morning tn route for Reno where lie
will enter the State University.
S. F. Post:-Tbe puoiic must not
forget that n forfeited bail bond Ess not
been collected i'll San Francisco in tho
past ten years.
DR.. II. Il. Keeler. the dentist. came
mp from Carlin last evening aud re-
turned this morning. lie will return
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Hamilton. mother Of Mrs. Frank
Feruald aud Mrs. Henderson Green,
arrived last evening from Ophir, Cal. on
u slsIi 10 ner cnlllrCn.
& orge W. Taylor, Of Pleasant Val
ley, holds tax receipt No. /, for the year
1887 in Elko coauty. having been the
first to pay his taxes this year.
Litton & Hunter started n band Of
upwards Of 1000 head If cattle this
morning for the White River country
Ill the northern part Of Nye county.
darlington Free Prcss:-Iudianapo-
lis, Indiana. has u vouan whose voice
can be beard far Il mile. We do not
know VIA; he: ..:--S ~, but she r.as:
be successful in it.
lndeI-Union:-The California land
boom is quietly working its way over
the mountains into Nevada. Next year
will see considerable activity in land
transactions hereabouts.
Saturday Governor Stevenson APP
Pointed Chas. +. Pool as Commissioner
.! Deeds. TO reside in San Francisco,
and X. :. Clarp as Notary Public. to
reside IN Phoebe, Lincoln county.
From C. W. Grever. Jr.. We learn
that A.. 5. Dorsey, Of Fair Play, this
county, has the finest crop of potatoes,
both as to yield and quality. wei pro.
duced III the county, or perhaps in the
State.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Edith Lee Anderson, a niece Of Mrs.
q. W. Litt"n, who will he remembered
by many citizens of EIko as she spent
time here n few years ago. Miss
Anderson row resides IN Arizona.
The report OF the Governor of Idaho
places the population of hat Territory
Mt 1880, the assessed valuation at
S2O.iil, 1872, the number OF cattle ut
4i2. 1863, and the loss of stock last
Winter not to exceed pa per cent.
The American Book Maker for Octo-
Der has reached our table. The current
contains the usual amount OF
interesting matter both To printers and
Published by Howard, Lock
wood & Co., l2G Duane St., New
York.
A man went into n saloon in Chicago
a few days ago and called for a glass Of
beer. He was handed n ghss contain
ing n little bit Of brown Liquid in the
bottom and a great deal OF white fcam
OF top. lie complained at this. where
upon the barkeeper drew OFT u revolver
and shot him dead. 1t dor't do to fool
with n Chicago barkeeper.
Sacramento Bee:-A Missouri minis
ter having been caught in osculatory
connections with many Of his female
parishion,rs, stated that they were
kisses of holy intent" These oily
men Of God are always ready to justify
their l%asciyious acts by arguing that
they are done through pure motives and
for the greater glory of God.
We learn from our State exchanges
that a Nevada company has located Il
series Of lakes in the mountRius east OF
Bishop Creek, lnyo county, with n
view Of impounding the waste water in
the early Spring. Some I2O acres Of
hitherto valueless land will he made
available for location aud cultivation.
Surveys are being made aud the work
OF constructing dams viii be commenced
at once.
Nevada Tribune:-warden McCul.
Tough brought in from the State Prison
the frontal part Of a rbinoccros skull,
found on the grounds yesterday, and he
proposes to 60 after the whole remains.
The chances are that instead OF Mount
AraTat being the rOck on which old
Sosh's craft struck, the Nevada State
Prison rocks will be proved the wreck
ing spot. and that the skeleton found
some weeks slice will turn out to be
that Of shcm, Ham or Jnphct.
Charles Lampman, a. Glover Valley,
gave the IHDT rESDESr ofHco = friendly
call this afternoon. From him va
learn that, notwithstanding the works
at Spruccmout are closed for the Win.
ter, the prospects for th.t crm? the
coming Summer are brighter thau ever
hcfo-e. Tic new superintendent. NIr
]. l. Lcsi.. Of Glasgow. Mo. recrnilN